Combined table light, fan, and phonogrape



P. R GONSKY.

COMBINED TABLE LIGHT, FAN, AND PHONOGRAPH.

APPLiCATlON FILED NOV. 14, 1917.

i p g}; a Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

R Galas/RV,

GQNSKY,

FACTURING COMPAINY, A CORPORATION 016' NEW JERSEY.

C(JIVIEINEID Tl-lkl'frll LIGHT, FAN, AND PI-IQNOGBAPE Specification ofLetters Eatent.

Patented Nov. 16, 192th implication filed Hovember is, 1912?. Serial No.202,929.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that l, Pnrnn ll. GoNsKY, a citizen of the Dominion ofCanada, residing at Detroit, in the county of ll ayne and State oflilichigan have invented certain new and useful improvements in CombinedTable Lights, Fans, and Phonographs. of which the following' is aspecific: tion.

The invention has for an object to provide a construction in a stand andmechanism whereby the appliance may he used as a grainophone, fan andreading light, combined, adapted to be set upon any suitable horizontalsurface, and utilized or its various functions in an efficient manner,without interference 01 one with another. It is an important object togive a construction 01 this character in which the shaft for therotating table oi the graniophonc may be employed to rotate and drivethe fan, and an additional interposed flexible shaft connectionemployed, without intert'ering with the proper use of the appliance forthe rapid emplacement and removal of the record disk. A fuy rer aim isto give novel improvements in thiintructural details and elements of anapplia cc of this character. whereby its manufacture will beit'acilitatid its use made efiicient, and its action also. A further in1portant aim is to utilize a lamp-motor base as a sound amplifier.Another important aim to give a novel means for raising: and lowering afan connection from engagement with the grainophone main shaft.

Adnitional objects, advantages and features of invention will appearfrom the construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafterset forth and shown the drawings. wherein,

Figure 1 is an elevational view of one embodiment of my invention, I

Fig. 2, is a detail of a flexible shaft con nection.

There is illustrated. a motor casing comprising a base 10, substantiallyin the form of the ordinary lamp base, having an at tenuated ip portion11. intermediately of its heigl'it." and being flared outwardly anddowi'i'wardly toward its lower part, and formed with a reinforcing rim12 carrying balls or feet 12 adapted to rest upon any horizontalsurface. The base also includes an upper portion ill in the form of aninverted bell. A- motor 1-5 is provided adapted to fit hin thecylindrical portion 14 of wardly. The motor has a lower casing portion16 on which suitable terminals 17 are rovided for inakin" connectionswith the in casing element 16. Theuppcrpart of the motor casing isenlarged sulliciently to accommodate a friction'disk 20, and in additionto a bushing" tor the shaft 18, has in its upper part a hollowshouldered cylindrical bearing 21, freely revoluble on which there is asuitable turn table 21 upon which a g-arnophone record. 22 may bedisposed in the ordinary way, the shaft 18 projecting upwardly throughthe hearing 21 a suitefdle distance to engage through the customarycentral opening of the record. Upon the disk 20 there rests a frictionwheel 25, car ried slidably upon horizontal stud shaft 26, the frictionwheel being adapted to he reciprocatcd upon the stud shaft 26, thecasing element 15 being slotted at its upper side to permit suchmovement and to permit coengageznent' of the friction wheel with thedisk 20*; The friction wheel is provided with a. hollow shaft 23 withfriction surface .24, hearing at its upper side upon the under surfaceof a flange 21" on the table 21., so that the latter will be rotated ata slow speed through. the agency of the friction wheel 25. The shaft 26is threaded at its outer part, and slidable thereon a suitable sleeve2'7 engaging the outer end of the shaft 23 whereby movement of thesleeve inward will move the wheel 25 longitudinally on the shaft 26 Thesleeve is engaged by the inner end of speed adjusting knurled nut 28engaged on the 26 on its outer end for manipulation. to regulate thespeed of the table 21. Uutward movement of the wheel 25 will be caused.by its tangential traction on the table. when the nut is unscrewed. Itwill be readily understood that the nearer the center or". the disk 20the Wheel may be disposed. the slower the speed of the table 21, andlikewise, the further outward the wheel 25 may be moved the more rapidlythe table 21 will rotate.

The base 10 has lateral tubes 30 and 30 through which passages 31, 31",lead into the interior of the base 10, just above the seal; 11 which hasa clear space there through. communicating with the enlarged space withn the base at its lower part.

lh upper ends of the tuhes'gzte vertical and project distance above therecord table 21 and laterally outward thereof. A canopy 32' is providedhaving legs 33 disposed slidably in the upper ends of the tubes 31. Thelegs 33 are extended from a bearing block having a suitable verticalbushing 34 therein in which a shaft is rotatable and verticallyslidable, this shaft being provided in the sound arm 13.

with fan blades 36 carried upon suitable arms extended radially fron'ithe shaft, the blades beingslightly canted forward at the upper sides inthe direction of rotation, so that air is directed downwardly to aslight extent thereby. The shaft is supported revolubly upon a head 37,resting upon the the vertically bored base portion 47 'of a sound arm48revoluble upon the pipd, the pipe being slotted at the side adjacentthe table 21 for communication with the passage A sound box and needlemounting 19 are mounted upon the going description.

outer swinging end of the arm 48. in accordance with well knownpractice.

The shaft is formed with peripheral annular grooves 51. and 51'respectively, spaced longitudinally ot the rod, :1 spring pressed pinbeing provided in the block 3st bearing against the shaft 35 foralternative engagement in the grooves, the latter being rounded at theirsides and the inner end of the pin being suitably rounded so that therod will be yicldably held by the pin at respective limits of itsvertical movement. The lower end of the shaft is sockcted to receive theupper end of shaft 18, the lat ter being slotted, as at 45 and a key pin4st being provided. in the socket.

In use, when it is desired to place a record in position, the sound arm18 is swung to one side and the shaft, is raised to uppermost positionby lifting the knob 37 and after enu'ilacement of the record pressure onthe knob will lower the shaft 35 until its clutch ortion en a es withthat of the sha ft 18 The motor being in operation, and the speedapproxiimitcly regulated to the desired, extent, the sound arm is swunginwardly and the needle adjusted upon the record in thccustomary manner.Removal of a record will be understood from the forela the event that itis desired to use/the device to drive small hol'ischold appliaru'zes.such as massage vibrators. a. small bevel gear (M is provided,

having a downwardly extending sleeve portion 61 adapted to engage snuglyaround the shaft 18 and provided on its interior with suitable lugs (32to engage in the socket 45 of the shaft 18, the upper side of the lugsbeing provided with a stud shaft recessed in the same manner as theupper end of the shaft 18, as shown at 64 Meshed with the gear 60 thereis another gear 66, connected the upper end of the shaft 18 the fanshaft may be lowered into engagement with the stub shaft on the upperside of the gear so I that the fan and phonograph may be operatedsimultaneously with the driving of the flexible shaft.

canting the blades of the fan so that air is directed. downwardly towardthe table, air engaging the table will be checked and caused to movelaterally outward, producing a current of air of a radiating form in. aplane on a level with the table, the displaced air being replaced fromabove and below.

What is claimed:

1. A combined phonograph and fan comprising a vertical revoluble shaft,a concentric table thercaronnd rotatably mounted and operativelyconnected with the shaft, means to rotate the shaft, a verticallyadjustable shaft above the first shaft, a fan operatively associatedwith the vertically adjustable shaft, means to connect the two shaftswhen the vertically adjustable shaft is in its lowermost position, andmeansv to support the adjustable shaft in raised position.

2. In a device of the character described, a support, a motor mechanismtherein, a centrally apertured record table operatively connected withthe motor, a motor driven shaft concentric with and separate from saidtable, a vertically adjustable shaft thereover constructed forcoengagelnent with the first named shaft, a support for the verticallyadjustable shaft comprising a tubular element extended upwardly fromsaid support, a sound arm revoluble on the tubular element, said tubularelement being apertured for communication with the interior of the soundarm, saidsupport including a hollow casing element in communication withsaid tubular element, and constructed for magnification of sound.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence oftwowitnesses.

PETER R. GONSKY,

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